Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-08-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES

Heavy rains Sunday and Monday in vUrS
Gus portions of Kansas viii, it is stated, DO OF
great benefit to the corn crop
Within forty-fve minutes over two inches
or rain fell Monday e. Wheeling, w. Va
Many cellars and first floors were flooded
1t is announced that the steam-fltters of
Plttsburg and Allegheny City will at a meet
Ing this week withdraw from the Knights OF
Labor.
Emma Herman murdered her illegitimate
child at GAINESVILLE, Wis, Monday night The
| child was stabbed several times. and after
ward its brains were knocked out on the edre
o. barrel The mother is under arrest.
The Interior Department has information
that the law Of Feb. p. 1885, to prevent the
maintenance Of illegal fences on public lands
has been generally complied with throughout
the West, especially in Arizona and New
Mexico.
At New York Monday evening John C
DOwner tcoloredl shot and killed Daniel Tee
han and fatally wounded Thomas Bvrnes
A quarrel between Byrnes' wife sister tn
Teehanl and the wife OF Downer led to the
tragedy.
William F. Forward of Palatka, Fla, who
holds SO many public Offices that he is VERT
able Pooh-Bah, has been suspended by the
Governor for malfeasance, embeEzlement,
mutilation, of records, etc. His shortage is
figured at $4,000.
Fourteen officers were discharged from the
Omaha, Neb., police force Monday, but re-
fused 10 give up their clubs and stars.
The ex-guardians OF the peace and their
SUCCESSORS INDUCED in a general disagree
ment, and the small boy and the idler
are enjoying the fun.
Theirs were i've fatal cases or sunstroke Ab
New York Friday.
A professional regatta will be held at Son
eca Lake, N. ", Aug, 24-25.
C. Heninger. aged 81, committed suicide
Friday at Brooklyn, by shooting.
Mrs. Crook was indicted by the Grand
Jury, Friday, at Chicago, for the abduction
Of Nina Hope.
1t is officially announced that Emperor
William and Emperor Francis Joseph will
meet at eastern on Aug. 6.
In a quarrel at ST Louis Friday morning
James c. Flynn, q welEknown contractor,
shot and killed Patrick Smith, teamster
AT a meeting at Boston, Friday, of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe directors, il
was voted to make new issue OF $40, 900, =
600 of stock.
All Northwestern freight rates from Chi
cagO will be reduced Monday, to meet the
new schedule OF the Minnesota s. North
western road.
A violent thunder and rain storm Thurs
day night In the Franklin Falls n. H. dis
trict ruined crops and washed out hi Lways.
The loss is very heavy,
The Methodist conference, now in session
IN London, has appointed Rev. Charles Kelly
SIS delegate to the Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church in America
The ex-superintendent Of the Boston e.
Worcester road, Waldo g. Gates, was al
rested Friday at New York charged with
Gwindling by means of forged CHECKS.
Gen. Boulanger yesterday sent his seconds
with a challenge 10 II. Ferry to fight duel!
on account of speech made by NJ. Ferry
at EpinaI recently attacking Gen Boulanger.
A general assignment by Moses A. Shaw,
as surviving partner of Shaw Il Co., lumber
dealers, of New York and Tonawanda, was
filed Friday at New York and Buffalo. The
preferences aggregate $ll4,6S5
Mrs. John A. Logan, together with her son,
John A. Logan Jr., and his wife, are in Chi
cago her health IS not yet completely re
stored, and she still feels the effects OF the
unfortunate Carbondale accident
Amos Geigley and his seven children, re
siding at Terra Hill, Pa. were taken very
i'll Friday morning, vomiting and showing
symptoms of poisoning. 1t is thought some
malicious person threw poison into the well.
Wilson G. Baker, "A real-estate broker, &C
cupying room IS at 175 La Sale street, Chi
cago, and wanted as witness In the BIZ
@omnibus" case has disappeared He has
long been warm personal friend OF Dan
Wren.
William Parrott and Addison Porter rode
into the Des M0ines river at Des Moines,
Thursday morning. Their horses became Ell
tangled by sunken stumps end threw their
rl.e!a PARROT was drowned, but Porter
SWAN ashore.